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Mind’s Well training courses

Dear Colleagues

My name is Maria Naranjo and I would like to introduce The Mind’s Well Recovery College.

We work providing high quality training and CPD for staff, core training for people with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction to work/volunteer as peer support worker or educators and for people currently experiencing mental health issues and/or addiction in order to provide self-education and advocacy.

We are launching our new programme (below) and I would be most grateful if you could distribute among your networks.

Recovery College Training Programme Spring-summer

Kindest regards

Maria

Stockbridge and Inverleith community meeting

Stockbridge & Inverleith Community Meeting

Wednesday 8 June at 7 pm

Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe-Coburg Street

I am writing on behalf of Stockbridge and Inverleith Community Council (SICC) to invite you to come along to a community meeting on Wednesday 8 June 2016 at 7 pm at Stockbridge Parish Church, 7b Saxe Coburg Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5BN. Continue reading Stockbridge and Inverleith community meeting

RSNO to perform Cole Porter songbook

RSNO shares birthday celebration with Cole Porter

TWENTIETH century musical monolith Cole Porter, would have been 125 this month, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), sharing this common anniversary this year, will mark the occasion by performing two concerts which focus on his substantial catalogue of music for stage and screen. Continue reading RSNO to perform Cole Porter songbook

Leisure staff ‘jump in’ in Leith

Ten Edinburgh Leisure staff jumped in to help raise money to fund essential swimming lessons for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Edinburgh yesterday. The fundraisers were joined by children from Stanwell Primary School, who came down to Leith Victoria Swim Centre to cheer them on. Continue reading Leisure staff ‘jump in’ in Leith

ELECTION: SNP falls just short of majority

With all the results now in, the final state of the parties is:

SNP 63 (-6 on 2011 Holyrood election result)

CON 31 (+16)

LAB 24 (-13)

GRN 6 (+4)

LD 5 (no change)

The SNP has fallen two seats short of forming a majority government and must now decide whether to go it alone as a minority government or enter into an agreement with one of the other parties.

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Election results: Edinburgh

Edinburgh results in full:

EDINBURGH CENTRAL

RUTH DAVIDSON (CON) 10, 399

Alison Dickie (SNP) 9789

Sarah Boyack (LAB) 7546

Alison Johnstone (GRN) 4644

Hannah Bettswoth (LD) 1672

Tom Laird (SLD) 119

Majority 610

CONSERVATIVE GAIN

EDINBURGH EASTERN

ASH DENHAM (SNP) 16,760

Kezia Dugdale (LAB) 11 673

Nick Cook (CON) 5 700

Cospatric D’Inverno (LD) 1 264

Majority 5087

Turnout 56.3%

SNP HOLD

EDINBURGH NORTHERN & LEITH

BEN MacPHERSON (SNP) 17,322

Lesley Hinds (LAB) 10 576

Iain McGill (CON) 6 781

Martin Veart (LD) 1779

Jack Caldwell (IND) 1344

Majority 6746

Turnout 55.2%%

SNP GAIN

EDINBURGH PENTLANDS

GORDON MacDONALD (SNP) 13, 181

Gordon Lindhurst (CON) 10 725

Blair Heary (LAB) 7 811

Emma Farthing-Sykes (LD) 1 636

Majority 2456

Turnout 60.4%

SNP HOLD

EDINBURGH SOUTHERN

DANIEL JOHNSON (LAB) 13, 597

Jim Eadie (SNP) 12 474

Miles Briggs (CON) 9 972

Pramod Subbaraman (LD) 2 216

Majority 1123

Turnout 64.2%

LABOUR GAIN

EDINBURGH WESTERN

ALEX COLE-HAMILTON (LD) 16, 645

Toni Giugliano (SNP) 13 685

Sandy Batho (CON) 5 686

Cat Headley (LAB) 3 750

Majority 2960

Turnout 64.5%

LIB DEM GAIN

LOTHIAN LIST MSPs (7)

Jeremy Balfour (Con)

Miles Briggs (Con)

Kezia Dugdale (Lab)

Neil Findlay (Lab)

Alison Johnstone (Grn)

Gordon Lindhurst (Con)

Andy Wightman (Grn)

6am Election Update

State of the Parties at 6am

SNP 57 (+ 6)

CON 6 (+4)

LD 4 (+ 2)

LAB 3 (-12)

Three constituencies still to declare. SNP needs 65 seats for an absolute majority.

First of the List Votes counts to be declared shortly

MAIN POINTS

SNP on course for historic third victory
Absolute majority still in the balance
Lib Dems take Edinburgh West
Party leaders Willie Rennie, Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson win their constituency seats but Kezia Dugdale loses out in Edinburgh Eastern.
Jackie Baillie and Iain Gray hold on to their seats and Daniel Johnstone wins Edinburgh Southern the only highlights on a bad night for Labour, who are wiped out in Glasgow

SNP landslide looking likely

No results declared yet, but it’s looking clear cut – Nicola Sturgeon will be back as First Minister with a majority.

As predicted, Lib Dems looking good to win back Edinburgh Western.

It’s looking like a bleak night for Labour …

more in the morning

And now … the only poll that counts

SNP landslide predicted

The polls have closed. The exhausted candidates and their campaign teams have done all they can. They’ll fret and wonder if they’ve done enough. Could we have chapped more doors? Delivered more leaflets? Attended more events? It’s too late now – the polls have closed, and the voters have made their minds up. Continue reading And now … the only poll that counts

Tread carefully in Muirhouse Avenue!

COME AND FILL A TYRE …

The Centipede Project, in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, has been developing the fields along Muirhouse Avenue into a temporary play space for the past few months. Continue reading Tread carefully in Muirhouse Avenue!